A high performing East London A public school in one of the capital's poorest areas broke its own record today after 150 pupils achieved only A* grades at A-level.
Brampton Manor Academy had 349 pupils achieve A* or A in all their subjects, and 50 of them are now going on to Oxford or Cambridge universities. More than 90 per cent of the group will go on to one of the 24 leading Russell Group institutions.
The Newham school now sends more pupils to Oxbridge than Eton College. Since the sixth form opened in 2012, more than 400 pupils have gone to Oxbridge.
And Brampton Manor is now the top school in the world for Oxbridge admissions, with 85 students sent to the prestigious universities in 2022, up from 57 in 2021 and 53 in 2020.
Many of the pupils who do well at the school come from ethnic minorities, receive free school meals or are the first pupils in their families to go to university.
Brampton Manor Academy had 349 students achieve A* or A in all their subjects today
Jo (left) achieved A*A*A* and will study humanities, social and political sciences at the University of Cambridge; while Ayushi (right) achieved 2 A*s and an A and will study social sciences at UCL
Harnam (left) achieved four A*s and will study mathematics at the University of Warwick; and Benjamin (right) achieved three A*s and will study economics at UCL.
Among this year's top achievers were two boys who both scored four A*s and will study computer science. Arik is going to Cambridge and Owen to UCL.
Brampton Manor Headmaster Dayo Olukoshi received an OBE for services to education
The school's principal, Dayo Olukoshi, told MailOnline today: 'I am delighted with the incredible achievements of our students and the high number who are progressing to Oxbridge this year. These students combine exceptional academic ability with an exemplary work ethic.
“I am very proud of them and our entire class of 13th graders. They have remained focused despite the many challenges and obstacles they have faced, and have been rewarded with offers from the most prestigious universities in the country.”
In a series of tweets today, the school said: 'Huge congratulations to the class of 2024. It's all smiles here at Brampton Manor as our students celebrate record A-level results. Over 300 students achieved all-A*/A grades.'
It was later added: 'Our class of 2024 set a new record at Brampton Manor with 150 students all achieving A* grades at A-level! Wow, what a talented group of students. Huge congratulations to everyone.'
Safiya (left) achieved 2 A*s and an A and will study archaeology at Cambridge, while Fathema (right) will go to Oxford to study chemistry with 2 As and an A
Arik (left) achieved 4 A*s and will study computer science at the University of Cambridge; while Luke (right) also achieved 4 A*s and will study mathematics and statistics at Oxford
The school also said that Brampton Manor students “demonstrate year after year that success can be achieved through effort and determination.”
It added: 'We are immensely proud of each and every one of you and wish you all the very best as you embark on the next stage of your journey. Please remember our school motto: success through effort and determination.'
It is no surprise that the school by Ofsted and Dr. Dayo was awarded an OBE (Oxford Orthodox University) in 2016 for his contributions to education.
Brampton Manor has over 2,000 students. The school has a traditional, academic approach to learning and a down-to-earth attitude to behaviour.
In 2023, 70 per cent of all GCSE results were graded 5+, which is 16 percentage points above the local authority average.
Brampton Manor has a traditional approach to learning and a down-to-earth attitude towards behaviour
Students celebrate their A-level results at Brampton Manor Academy three years ago in 2021
Eton, which charges £52,749 a year to attend after an 'entrance fee' of £3,200, has not yet released this year's A-level results.
General, National figures show the percentage of A-level students receiving the highest grades is rising compared to last year and is still above pre-pandemic levels.
Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland received their exam results today, in a year when figures in all three countries were expected to return to 2019 levels.
More than a quarter (27.8 per cent) of entries from the UK achieved an A or A* grade, up 0.6 percentage points on last year, when 27.2 per cent achieved the top grade.
This was also higher than in 2019, the last year the summer exams were held before the pandemic, when 25.4 per cent of entries were awarded an A or A*.
Overall, the percentage of UK entries receiving the top A* grade this year rose by 0.4 percentage points to 9.3 percent, compared to 8.9 percent in 2023. It is also higher than the 2019 figure of 7.7 percent.
Excluding the pandemic years 2020-2022, this is the highest percentage of A* grades since they were first awarded in 2010.
But the overall pass rate (the percentage of entries with an A* to E) has fallen to 97.2 per cent this year. That’s lower than last year (97.3 per cent) and the year before the pandemic, 2019 (97.6 per cent).